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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 8082935 | Quick connector for shade structure A connector is provided for connecting a first portion of a shade structure to a second portion of the structure. The connector can have a first end that can be mechanically coupled with the first portion and a second end that can be mechanically coupled with the se... | 12/27/2011 |
| 7802580 | Umbrella An umbrella includes a staff assembly, a plurality of upper ribs, a plurality of corresponding lower ribs and a canopy. The staff assembly includes an inner staff member and an outer staff member slidably mounted thereon. The upper ribs are pivotally connected to th... | 09/28/2010 |
| 7703464 | Quick connector for shade structure A connector is provided to connect a structural rib of a structure to another rib or portion of the structure, such as an umbrella. The connector comprises first and second ends, and can include a reinforcing rib and/or a closure member. The second end comprises at ... | 04/27/2010 |
| 7686024 | Umbrella having a detachable structure An umbrella includes a shank, a fixed ring mounted on the shank, a movable ring movably mounted on the shank, a plurality of ribs each pivotally and detachably connected with the fixed ring, and a plurality of spreaders each pivotally and detachably connected with t... | 03/30/2010 |
| 7401617 | Umbrella An umbrella has a shaft having upper and lower ends, a slide piece, and a head piece. One of the pieces has an upper part and a lower part having faces that are engaged together and that form a plurality of seats of predetermined diameter spaced angularly about the ... | 07/22/2008 |
| 7350530 | Asymmetric umbrella An umbrella that includes a canopy, a shaft eccentrically disposed beneath the canopy, a runner slidably mounted on the shaft and slidable between a first position, in which the canopy is collapsed, and a second position, in which the canopy is extended, and rib ass... | 04/01/2008 |
| 7318444 | Hub assembly for an umbrella frame An umbrella frame provides a stable and enduring support for an umbrella canopy while also allowing canopies of varying shapes and sizes to be mounted thereto. The umbrella frame includes a hub assembly, namely, a main hub member mounted about a central pole member ... | 01/15/2008 |
| 7293573 | Umbrella frame and operating system An improved, durable and versatile umbrella frame assembly is provided to more readily endure abusive weather conditions and that may be quickly, easily and inexpensively repaired. In addition, the assembly is also easily modified to accommodate umbrella canopies of... | 11/13/2007 |
| 7255119 | Slim safety runner and multiple-fold umbrella thereof A slim safety umbrella runner includes a push button having a pivotal portion formed on a bottom portion of the push button and insertably engaged in a pivotal cavity formed in a bottom rim of the runner, with the push button pivotally biasing a resilient protrusion... | 08/14/2007 |
| 7254869 | Hinge coupling Disclosed is a hinge coupling comprising a first connective section comprising a hollow first cylinder at one end with a first piece fastened therein, two parallel projections at the other end, each projection having a bent end, a bore in an intermediate portion ope... | 08/14/2007 |
| 7246629 | Beach umbrella One embodiment of a beach umbrella comprises a telescopic shank and a folding radial frame including ribs each including a first segment, a second segment, and a hinge pivotably interconnecting the segments, and spreaders each having one end pivotably connected to t... | 07/24/2007 |
| 7210491 | Umbrella structure An umbrella structure includes a cover, a shaft, a notch, a runner, main ribs and stretchers. The notch is extended downward to form a fixing portion. The fixing portion has one end disposed with a protruding loop section, and an appropriate position disposed with a... | 05/01/2007 |
| 7185665 | Golf bag umbrella An umbrella for use in a golf bag for protecting items stored in the golf bag, the umbrella comprising: a telescopic shaft including an upper sliding tube, and a lower support tube for slidingly receiving a portion of the upper sliding tube, the lower support tube h... | 03/06/2007 |
| 7174906 | Foldable umbrella frame having six ribs The invention relates to a foldable umbrella frame having six ribs, wherein the first rib, the second rib, the third rib, and the fourth rib are formed to be solid rods with outer flat portion. The ribs are pivoted to form a frame. Branch ribs have inner hooks to co... | 02/13/2007 |
| 7100333 | Loop assemblies having a central link Improved reversibly expandable structures are formed from novel loop assemblies comprising a plurality of links, each of said links having at least one center pivot joint and a plurality of end pivot joints, each of at least two of said plurality of end pivot joints... | 09/05/2006 |
| 7011100 | Skeleton for ear-shaped umbrella A skeleton for an umbrella includes multiple sets of rib members, each of which includes a main rib, a first link connected to the main rib, and a stretcher connected at an outer end to the first link. Two opposite sets of the rib members are further provided with a... | 03/14/2006 |
| 6941959 | Umbrella having wind pressure releasing device An umbrella includes a shaft with a runner movably mounted thereto and a first cap and a second cap are respectively connected to a top end of the shaft. The first cap is located closer than the second cap to the second end of the shaft. A plurality of first ribs pi... | 09/13/2005 |
| 6920887 | Connector for a rib and a spreader of a parasol A connector for a rib and a spreader of a parasol includes a metal connector body and an inner block made of plastic. The connector body has an upper clamp portion for each rib to fit therein, and two studs extending down from the connector body and defining an inne... | 07/26/2005 |
| 6918399 | Automatic umbrella The present invention relates to an automatic umbrella, which mainly uses an elastic frame to receive the second rib of the umbrella. The elastic frame can be connected with the runner easily. In opening procedure, the elastic branch rib of the elastic frame can be ... | 07/19/2005 |
| 6863081 | Wind-proof umbrella rib structure A wind-proof umbrella rib structure comprises a main rib, a plurality of sub-ribs and an umbrella cloth. An annular upper nest is at a top of the main rib and a lower nest is at a middle section of the main rib. Each sub-rib includes an upper rib, a lower rib, a ten... | 03/08/2005 |
| 6814093 | Auto-opening umbrella with enhanced spreaders An enhanced frame of an auto-opening umbrella comprises hollow cylindrical intermediate joints with spreaders passed through and each including two spaced bottom lugs, a bar across the lugs, and a recess between the lugs. The bar is disposed less than half of a proj... | 11/09/2004 |
| 6789556 | Umbrella frame A folded umbrella frame has a plurality of units each comprising a second pivot mechanism, a first pivot mechanism fixed to the lower rib, a first pivot connecting member pivotably coupling to the first pivot mechanism, a second pivot connecting member receiving the... | 09/14/2004 |
| 6758228 | Tri-folded umbrella A tri-folded umbrella is disclosed. An enhanced frame of the umbrella comprises pivotably coupled first, second, and third yoke-shaped pivot members formed of plastic, first, second, and third latches, first, second, third ribs, first and second links, and a stretch... | 07/06/2004 |
| 6708704 | Structure for automatic opening umbrella The present invention relates to a structure for automatic opening umbrella, which mainly includes a runner having a middle connector and a lower connector. A main rib of umbrella frame has its inner end to connect with the upper joint. A supporting rib has its inne... | 03/23/2004 |
| 6705335 | Collapsible frame structure for self-opening umbrella A collapsible frame structure is provided for umbrella with self-opening mechanism. The collapsible frame structure is more durable than the prior art by using enforced light-weighted materials such as FRP to form the umbrella frame and steel bars to form the linkag... | 03/16/2004 |
| 6701946 | Collapsible frame structure for self-opening umbrella A collapsible frame structure is provided for umbrella with self-opening mechanism. The collapsible frame structure is more durable than the prior art by using enforced light-weighted materials such as FRP to form the umbrella frame and steel bars to form... | 03/09/2004 |
| 6668845 | Multiple-fold automatic umbrella as ergonomically constructed and manipulated A multiple-fold automatic umbrella includes: a central shaft, a rib assembly including a top rib, a stretcher rib, at least an intermediate rib and a tail rib pivotally connected one another and pivotally connected to the central shaft, an opening spring,... | 12/30/2003 |
| 6655398 | Umbrella having a resilient whale bone device An umbrella includes a number of strut assemblies each having a beam and a spring rod pivotally coupled between a strut and a rib. The spring rod includes a middle portion slidably coupled to the beam. A pole is slidably secured to the beam and coupled to... | 12/02/2003 |
| 6601597 | Windbreak and air-ventilating folding umbrella A windbreak and air-ventilating folding umbrella includes a frame coupling with a linkage bar. The linkage bar has one end attached to a sleeve which is movable on the frame and another suspended to allow the linkage bar having open or close movement at t... | 08/05/2003 |
| 6595225 | Pull rod structure of self-opening umbrella The present invention proposes an improved pull rod structure of a self-opening umbrella, wherein joints are disposed in stretchers. The joints are made of plastic material. The present invention is characterized in that each of the joints has a soft pull... | 07/22/2003 |
| 6502592 | Umbrella structure for releasing wind The present invention relates to an umbrella structure for releasing wind and includes a supporting rib pivotally connected with a main rib of the umbrella at a middle position. The supporting rib is provided inside with a coil spring and an end ball for ... | 01/07/2003 |
| 6470899 | Collapsible umbrella with reinforced rib structure A foldable umbrella includes a post; a stationary hub secured to an upper end of the post; a canopy centrally secured to the stationary hub; a sleeve slidably mounted on the post; a plurality of radially oriented ribs secured to the canopy in equiangularl... | 10/29/2002 |
| 6397866 | For spring mechanism for large umbrella with automatic open feature An auxiliary elastic support mechanism for a large umbrella with automatic open feature is provided. The umbrella is supported by a plurality of ribs and a plurality of spreaders. The mechanism comprises a plurality of rib joint members each put on the ri... | 06/04/2002 |
| 6354315 | Umbrella structure A novel umbrella structure, comprises mainly a shaft, two surface frames, and two connecting parts; wherein, the connecting parts are formed basically by crossing two ribs with each other, and linking them with an main notch and a main runner provided on ... | 03/12/2002 |
| 6345637 | Automatic opening wind resistant umbrella structure made of fiberglass reinforced plastics (FRP) An improved automatic opening wind resistant umbrella structure made of fiberglass reinforced plastics (FRP) mainly uses an innovative connection mechanism to associate secondary umbrella stretchers with umbrella ribs and has advantages of simplified cons... | 02/12/2002 |
| 6336464 | Stretcher structure used for collapsible two-layer canopy wind resistant umbrellas An innovative stretcher structure used for collapsible two-layer canopy wind resistant umbrellas primarily uses a connection block in conjunction with two staggered curved portions each formed on a main tail plate and a secondary tail plate to enhance the... | 01/08/2002 |
| 6332472 | Retracting mechanism used in an automatic multiple collapsible umbrella A retracting mechanism used in an automatic multiple collapsible umbrella. The mechanism primarily consists of a spring, one end of which is attached to a second umbrella stretcher and the other end connected to a flexible rib and an umbrella strut. When ... | 12/25/2001 |
| 6314976 | Umbrella frame An umbrella frame provides a stable and enduring support for an umbrella canopy while also allowing canopies of varying shapes and sizes to be mounted thereto. The umbrella frame includes a pair of hub members mounted about a pole member wherein each hub ... | 11/13/2001 |
| 6311706 | Umbrella runner In an umbrella runner (2) in which a plurality of stretcher holder grooves (5) that hold stretcher ends having axial holes are formed around an end rim in a radial pattern, plate springs (12a, 12) for pivot support of the stretchers and having free ends t... | 11/06/2001 |
| 6311707 | Umbrella An umbrella includes a shaft having a plurality of ribs radially and pivotally connected to a finishing cap on the top of the shaft and a sleeve is slidably mounted to the shaft. A stop, a first flange and a second flange respectively extend radially outw... | 11/06/2001 |
